Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 59
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 31 MSPs
No: 73 MSPs
Absent: 9 MSPs
Abstain: 16 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition dividedThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the government is voting against a motion, and opposition MPs/parties are divided in their support.
This can reflect an amendment or motion bought by one opposition party, which other opposition parties are not supportive of.
Annotations
No annotations for this decision.
Whip reports
No whip reports for this decision.
Overall counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSPs | 129 | 104 | 31 | 73 | 16 | 9 | 80.62% | 29.81% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 104 | 31 | 73 | 16 | 9 | 80.62% | 29.81% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 53 | 9 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 84.13% | 16.98% |
| Labour | 20 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 80.00% | 37.50% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 28 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 75.00% | 66.67% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 37.50% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 37.50% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Abstain | n/a |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Abstain | 83.33% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Abstain | 83.33% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 37.50% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 83.33% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Abstain | 83.33% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 37.50% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 37.50% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 16.98% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 37.50% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 62.50% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 83.02% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 66.98% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 66.67% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 33.33% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |